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The first applications were based on disability or death of a soldier. Beginning in 1871, they were based on service. A veteran's pension file typically includes his rank, place of residence, age or date of birth, and time of service. A widow's application usually includes her place of residence, her maiden name, date and place of marriage, circumstances of her husband's death, and the names of children under 16.…More

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Lavinia (Lovinia, Levinia) testifies having been married 67 years. This document was dated in 1871, putting the marriage date at about 1804.
This contradicts the typed extract (derivative) on page 1 saying Lavinia and Henry were married in 1814.
Based on at least three of their children being born before 1814, this original, primary source testimony, and that being married prior/during
Henry's service as a requirement of pension, the 1804 marriage date seems more likely than 1814. This page is
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This summary document indicates a marriage year of 1814, however I believe it is a transcription error and the year was 1804. See page 24 for an example and compare the zero in the handwriting on the date of Henry's death (10 May).